Allard 4 sale

Interesting car

 

http://www.findit.co.uk/cars/classic/cars/475151.htm

 

Classical Gas on PDF

The December version is now available here

 

Michael

Journalist would like ride on Lands End

I reieved the following e-mail from Dave Hancock, the Editor of the MSA's "Motorsport Now".

 

Michael
I was given your details by Anne Whellock of the MCC.
Can you help by posting the following on the Classical Gas website?
Help! The MSA publication, Motorsports Now!, is running a feature on Classic Trialling in the Winter 2002 issue. We want to follow this up by competing in the Lands End Trial in Easter 2003. Our Rallying Correspondent, rally driver, Gigi Bettencourt-Gomes, wants to drive or drive and co-drive so that she can write the story. We just need a car and a partner for her. Can anyone help?

 
Thanks

 
Dave Hancock
Editor, Motorsports Now!

 

hancock@dashmedia.demon.co.uk 

Exe Valley 2002

I have put up the pictures that Phil (my passenger) took of the Exe Valley. Mostly of my left ear and the people around us on the trial. Good Day even with the trip home!

 

Mark

BMC 10cwt diff in

While looking at the internals of various diffs in  attempt to find better cwp ratio for the Sierra diff unit fitted to my SS1(so far an unsuccessful so any info appreciated), I discovered that the star wheels and centre pin of Sierra diff appear to be identical in size, and mesh nicely with, to those fitted in the BMC 10cwt diff.

 

This info may be useful to any Marlineers out there!!

 

Regards,

Keith

Mechanics Trial

Need an Escort Axle?

Michael

 

Being a Classic Trial fan and following your web site for some time the following may be of interest to some triallers. Those who run Mk 1 and 2 Escorts and also Escort based kit cars, Duttons and Rickmans etc, may like to know of an alternative back axle for their machines. Being a builder of a Locost I came across the fact that the axle from the Lada ( no, don't laugh) seen in the Fiat 124 based series of models is dimensionally identical to the Mk 2 Escort. The advantage is that any available are likely to be considerably newer and have therefore covered less miles than the Escort unit and would be considerably cheaper. The ratios available are (from the Haines manual) 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 and maybe 3.9 and the prop shaft flange will fit the small Ford flange. The brakes have large finned alloy drums and whilst they are not of Ford pattern can be re-drilled to suite. Unlike the Escort, it is designed for vertical coil springs, telescopics and a Panhard rod but could be easily converted to Escort configuration with the correct brackets.

Hope this may be of use to someone.

 

Myke Pocock.

London-Brighton Run 2002

Ford accidentally design Trials Special SHOCK

Ford appears to be secretly developing a Classic Trials special hopefully without the intent of  bringing manufacturer domination to our sport.   Check out this new Spaceframe machine with rear mounted Ka engine at

 

http://www.channel4.com/sport/microsites/W/wrc/00_01w.html

 

Hopefully the seven grand price icket will put most people off!

2003 LDT/Rally Directory for bikes only

I have put all the 2003 dates I know into the new Directory but have left the 2002 date with  ??? beside it for the unknowns. If anyone can help with these dates I would love to hear from you!

See: http://www.briansussex.btinternet.co.uk/LDTDirectory.htm for the "work in progress" version.

Brian

NEC Show - Saloons

To all members not entering this weekend's Mechanic's Trial

 

Bill Bennett has taken up the reins for running ACTC's stand and has worked hard to get things in place.  However, we desperately need another saloon car to help show the cross section of entries - do you run for example one of these nicely prepared Escorts with twin boot mounted spare wheels, and could spare it resting out of the rain for a few days?

 

All we ask is that you drop it off at the NEC Friday night and collect it Sunday evening.

 

If you can help, please phone Bill on 01454 321707 daytime or 313221 evenings

 

Thanks

       Adrian

2003 ACTC Subscriptions

Just to underline Simon Woodall's advice in the latest Restart:

Don't delay sending in your 2003 ACTC Entry Forms.

Simon will be nagging me for the 2003 Drivers list in the next two weeks or so because he will want to send out the regs for the Clee Hills shortly after that.

 

If you don't currently have the Restart a 2003 entry form can be obtained by downloading it from the ACTC website.

London-Brighton lack of picture

Apologies to those of you who looked into the London-Brighton Photo album only to find nothing there.

 

When I tried to insert the picture the programme tells me that there are no pictures in the folderin my PC, when I know damn well that there are.

 

What am I doing wrong?

 

By the way, the picture in question is of Tony Young in his 1903 Argyle chugging up Clayton Hill in Sunday's event.

 

Hepl, anyone?

Help required

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to piece together a history of the Falcon Motor Club, to eventually turn it into a book. I have already collected a lot of interesting pieces from club members past and present. What I really need is information on The March Hare Trials and The Guy Fawkes Trials of the fifties and sixties. Pictures, reports, results, old route cards, anything to make the story more complete. Recently I was handed a copy of the results from the 1961 Guy Fawkes Trial, so I know that the information is out there.

If you have any of the above pictures, reports, results Etc., please contact me via the E-mail address below.

Falcon also ran Road Rallies up until the late seventies. If by any chance you have information on those events or the Sprints that were held at Snetterton and Duxford, that would be helpful as well and would be appreciated.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Mike Hayward.

Contact via E-mail: mike_hayward34@hotmail.com

Cortina Axle for Sale

I saw this on the net

 

http://www.findit.co.uk/cars/kitcar/parts/382252.htm

 

Michael